Local News
31 Aug 10 | The Governor General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AM, has accepted an invitation from the Henty Machinery Field Days (HMFD) to open this year’s event.
31 Aug 10 | There are plenty of factors driving Australians to make the switch to solar energy these days. Often what starts as an environmental consideration gains momentum once people start researching the very real cost savings that can be made, and that was certainly the case for Brad Page (pictured above) and his family, who had a system installed in their home by Solar Shop Australia recently.
31 Aug 10 | Landholders in the Hume Livestock Health and Pest Authority preparing for the upcoming spring locust plague are encouraged to attend locust information meetings being held throughout the authority over the coming weeks.
25 Aug 10 | Liberal incumbent Sussan Ley was swept to victory in the NSW seat of Farrer by an increased margin of 2.88 percent from 2007.
22 Aug 10 | UNLIKE much of the rest of the country, the power of incumbency was enough for re-election in south-western NSW.
21 Aug 10 | SUSSAN Ley is celebrating the prize of a fourth term as Member for Farrer after galloping away from candidate Christian Emmery.
21 Aug 10 | INCUMBENT Liberal member Sussan Ley has shot to a big lead in the early hours of the vote count and looks likely to have an iron grip on the seat.
18 Aug 10 | The Governor General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce AM, has accepted an invitation from the Henty Machinery Field Days (HMFD) to open this year’s event.
18 Aug 10 | “It’s great to feel the cycle is breaking,” said Holbrook farmer Peter Trescowthick on Monday
Farmers are growing in confidence they will have bumper crops and pastures following widespread rain and claims of one of the wettest starts to August ever.
11 Aug 10 | A semitrailer driver left the scene of crash and hitched a ride following a three truck collision in the early hours of Thursday morning at Little Billabong.
11 Aug 10 | Families at Walla Walla and the surrounding farming district are at risk of losing their occasional childcare service in the next 12 months.
04 Aug 10 | A Bull Sale has never been held on a commercial site in Australia before and Ag ‘n Vet Services have never held a stock sale before, but that’s what’s occurring in Henty in just over a week’s time.
04 Aug 10 | It was a full house for Billabong High Schools (BHS) annual Creative Arts Performance last week with tickets sold out for both nights.
28 Jul 10 | There was a buzz in Lockhart last week regarding iron ore exploration being carried out on the edge of the township.
28 Jul 10 | The village of Burrumbuttock now leads the way with a world class solar-powered weather station.
Officially launched last Wednesday at the Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre, the weather data collected will change the way students, local farmers and also the fire brigade will access instant weather information.
21 Jul 10 | The villages of Gerogery and Woomargama have been identified as potential “hot spots” with their waste water systems.
Growing concerns within Greater Hume Shire Council are the majority of older septic tank systems that can no longer cope with the increase of reticulated water use.
21 Jul 10 | Local truck companies are going to feel the pinch as their costs have more than tripled over the past year and these costs are likely to be passed onto the consumer.
14 Jul 10 | Greater Hume Shire Council (GHSC) will ask residents across the shire to participate in planning a strategy for the next 20 years.
14 Jul 10 | Culcairn Fire brigade was called to its fourth house fire this winter in the early hours of Thursday July 8.
A neighbour in Melville Street Culcairn heard a loud bang before seeing flames leaping from a house at about 4.30am.
14 Jul 10 | Greater Hume Shire residents have concerns about the aging of doctors in local towns and the need for a succession plan.
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